Tagged with M&A

R&D With the USD 62 billion deal from Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical to buy Irish firm Shire finally agreed after months of wrangling, we asked PharmaBoardroom’s readers whether this deal would herald a flurry of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) within the pharma world. “Biotech and pharma M&A activity dropped to its lowest…

India In this exclusive interview, Binish Chudgar, vice-chairman and managing director of Intas, the largest privately-owned Indian pharmaceutical company with sales of over USD 1.7 billion during the last financial year, provides insights into the company’s growth model and M&A approach, as well as his objectives with regards to a large-scale…

Canada Despite Canada’s provincial approach to healthcare, Steve Gundersen, president of BD Canada’s operations, praises the collaborative spirit of healthcare stakeholders at all levels in order to overcome the challenges, such as a decentralized system, and to make a meaningful difference to Canadian patients. Having spent most of your career with…

Brazil Maria del Pilar Muñoz, vice-president in charge of M&A and Sustainability at Eurofarma, one of the largest and most innovative pharmaceutical companies in Brazil with operations in 20 countries across Latin Americ , provides insights into the key competitive advantages of Eurofarma, its unique internationalization strategy, and the company’s historical…

Canada Sylvie Bertrand, general manager of BSN medical Canada, an Essity company, highlights the value proposition BSN medical’s products bring to Canadian patients in chronic venous insufficiency, diabetic foot ulcers and lymphedema, and how the company contributes significantly to the sustainability of the Canadian healthcare system by focusing on the continuum…

Poland Wojciech Sulimierski, general manager of Aspen Poland and CEE, discusses the opening of the regional operations in 2014 and the importance of the CEE region as the company establishes itself in the global pharmaceutical ecosystem. Moreover, he highlights the impact of global acquisitions and the niche area model they have…

Switzerland Jonathan Koch, group president R&D Laboratories at Swiss-based CRO, Covance, explains how the integration process with LabCorb has progressed over the last two years, Covance’s embrace of digitally disruptive technologies, and becoming a “flexible service provider.” Two years on from LabCorp’s headline-making acquisition of Covance, how has the integration process…

Japan Osamu Nagayama, president of the Japan BioIndustry Association (JBA) and chairman and CEO of Chugai Pharmaceutical, discusses Japan’s footprint in biologics and how mergers between Japanese pharma companies, thereby creating larger R&D funding pools, could hold the key to future success in the biotechnology field. Can you begin by introducing…

Brazil Ricardo Lourenço, VP-Managing Director of Lupin in Brazil has been in charge of implementing the take over of Medquímica by Lupin. In this interview he explains Brazil is a land of many opportunities. He is looking forward to capitalize the fast growth rate of generic products in Brazil, revive the…

Tunisia Alya El Hedda, GM of Opalia-Recordati in Tunisia, describes the Opalia affiliate’s evolution since the Recordati takeover, her ambitions for the future, and how the company will leverage its production facilities – the largest in Tunisia – to become Recordati’s export hub for the rest of Africa and MENA. Could…

Tunisia Slim Chouchane, general director of Alfasigma in Tunisia, discusses the integration with Sigma Tau, the Italian company acquired by Alfa Wassermann in 2016, Chouchane retraces the incredible success of Alfa Wassermann’s products over his 17 years with the company and his responsibility for the company’s sound growth in the region.…

Brazil Eduardo Martins, president director of Pharlab, provides insights into the “2020 vision” that has been driving the eye-catching development of this ambitious domestic company and documents how Pharlab is leveraging the expertise and added value brought by France’s Biogaran, the company’s new owners, to sharpen its competitive advantage in the…